Illinois snowmobiler killed in accident near Kenton Sunday

January 13, 2014

Jeffrey Vandeneykel, 50, was pronounced dead after arriving at Baraga County Memorial Hospital.

At about 8:15 p.m., he and another Illinois man were traveling west on Trail 8 near Kenton. A deer ran out, causing their two sleds to collide, the Michigan State Police Calumet Post said in a release.

Sonco EMS transported both Vandeneykel and the other driver, who is being treated at BCMH for non-fatal injuries.